Idaho · County property tax · ACS 2024
Lewis County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Lewis County pays $1,341 a year, an effective rate of 0.60%, well below the U.S. average.
- $1,341
- Median tax / yr · Below-median bill
- 0.60%
- Effective rate · Below-median rate
- -33%
- vs U.S. average
- #7 of 44
- rank in ID
The verdict
Homeowners in Lewis County pay a median $1,341 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.60%, more affordable than 71% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $1,341
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.60%
- Effective rate on median home
- #895 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -33%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($225,300). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Idaho. Population: 3,682. Owner-occupied homes: 1,203.
The median annual property tax in Lewis County is $1,341, which is 34% lower than the Idaho state average and 33% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.60% on a median home value of $225,300. Property taxes represent 2.6% of the median household income in this county.
Lewis County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Lewis County's 0.60% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 71%).
Decision signal 2
Low among Idaho counties by effective rate
Lewis County ranks #7 of 44 counties in Idaho by effective rate (84% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Decision signal 3
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Lewis County pay a median annual property tax of $1,341, well below the national median and well below the Idaho state median. On a $225,300 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.60% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 4
Income and the tax bill sit in the middle band
Property taxes in Lewis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $51,615 median household income.
Decision signal 5
The latest release held the bill roughly steady
Since 2023, the published ACS median estimate has held roughly steady, down 0.5%, from $1,348 to $1,341. This compares two release estimates; it does not identify a local policy, assessment, exemption, or household-bill cause.
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Lewis County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
How to read this county's bill
The bill here climbed steeply over 2020-2024, up 33% from $1,006 to $1,341. These ACS medians describe the reported change; they do not identify whether a levy, assessment, home value, or change in the responding households caused it.
The fullest band here is the $800 to $1,499 range, holding 433 of 1,203 owner-occupied homes (36.0%). The band shows where the largest share of reported owner-occupied households falls; it is not an individual-bill estimate.
Incomes here are in the lowest quarter nationally while the rate sits just below the middle, and the median bill lands at 2.6% of median household income. The rate reads as unremarkable in a national ranking; the earnings behind it are not, and the ratio above is where the two meet.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Lewis County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Lewis County homeowners, 433 of 1,203 owner-occupied homes (36.0%), pays $800 to $1,499 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 20.8% (250)
- $800 to $1,499 36.0% (433)
- $1,500 to $1,999 16.8% (202)
- $2,000 to $2,999 13.5% (162)
- $3,000 or more 8.0% (96)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
60 homes here (5.0%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Idaho handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Lewis County, mortgaged homeowners pay 19% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Lewis County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Lewis County's effective rate is higher than 84% of the 44 counties in Idaho - ranking #7 of 44.
Where Lewis County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.60% Among the most affordable more affordable than 71% of 3,135 U.S. counties
Show national distribution
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more U.S. counties. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
A high rate, a smaller bill
Lewis County taxes property at 0.60%, about 22% above the Idaho average, yet its median bill of $1,341 lands roughly 34% below it. The effective rate is the bill divided by the home's value, so a county can only sit on opposite sides of the state average this way when its homes are worth materially less than the state norm. The rate is the policy; the bill is what the housing market does with it.
Lewis County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Lewis County | Idaho Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Below-median bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Below-median rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Above-median income burden | 2.6% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Lewis County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Idaho counties.
Lewis County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,341 -0.5% | 0.60% |
| 2023 | $1,348 +4.1% | 0.67% |
| 2022 | $1,295 +15.0% | 0.70% |
| 2021 | $1,126 +11.9% | 0.72% |
| 2020 | $1,006 | 0.67% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Lewis County: tax-to-income at 2.6%
Counties near Lewis County's effective rate
On effective rate, Lewis County sits nearest Pickens County (GA), Dawson County (GA), Banks County (GA).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Douglas County (MN), Montgomery County (KY), Stanislaus County (CA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Lewis County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 50 of 1,830 returns from Lewis County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,080 - 100% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
Other Counties in Idaho
Lewis County rate FAQs
- What is the average property tax in Lewis County, Idaho?
- The median annual property tax in Lewis County is $1,341, an effective rate of 0.60% on a $225,300 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What is the tax affordability score for Lewis County?
- Lewis County, Idaho scores C (56/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at B (0.60%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Lewis County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Lewis County run well below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.60% versus 0.92% nationally.
- Are property taxes increasing in Lewis County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Lewis County is recorded at $1,341 in the 2024 5-year release against $1,006 in 2020. That is a large swing, and it should be read as movement in a survey estimate rather than as a tax change: the median here rests on about 1,203 owner-occupied homes, and swings above 50% are roughly twelve times more common in the smallest counties than in the largest. Treat the two figures as imprecise and check the county assessor for actual rate changes.
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Lewis County?
- Property taxes in Lewis County run within the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 2.6% of the $51,615 median household income.
What to do with Lewis County's QUIET rate
Lewis County's $1,341 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Lewis County ranks #7 of 44 Idaho counties by effective rate - on the higher-burden half of the state ACS set. Idaho overview →
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Lewis County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.60%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $1,341/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Lewis County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Lewis County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Alcona County, MI
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lewis County at $1,341/yr; rate 0.82% vs Lewis County 0.60%.
Caribou County, ID
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Lewis County at $1,341/yr; rate 0.56% vs Lewis County 0.60%.
Charles City County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,343/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.56% vs Lewis County 0.60%.
Oliver County, ND
ABS(median_tax) peer · $1,343/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.62% vs Lewis County 0.60%.
Idaho county set
State ACS overview for every published Idaho county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Lewis County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Lewis County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.